Seth MacFarlane

Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane was the creative mind behind the irreverent animated series, "Family Guy" (Fox 1999-2001; 2005- ), which breathed new life into the family sitcom with its deep-cut cu...
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In an unusual move, Peter actually spends time with Stewie. Yes, the entire episode features Peter trying to get his son to go to sleep.
The fat man starts off by reading Stewie Jack and the Beanstalk. Naturally, Family Guy puts its own spin and casts its characters in all of the fairy tale roles. In the first tale, Peter is Jack and his wife is played by Lois. She warms Peter not to take magic beans as payment for selling the family cow. Real money. What do you think Peter does?
Peter happily accepts magic beans. After being scolded by Lois, Peter throws the beans in the yard. Overnight, the beanstalk grows all the way to the sky. Perpetual pervert Quagmire plays Rumpleforeskin; he complains that the beanstalk blocks the view of Little Miss Muffet's tuffet. Peter climbs the beanstalk only to find the goose (Stewie) laying a golden egg. There's also a giant who lives in the castle (Chris), who won't let his goose get taken. A chase ensues — Peter climbs down swiftly while Chris, hugely gigantic, plops his way down. Meanwhile, at the bottom, Quagmire saws the beanstalk down. He really needs to see Miss Muffet! Chris falls after the beanstalk tramples. He lands with a thud and worse, the beanstalk crushes him. A lot of blood splatter here.
Fairy tale two is Little Red Riding Hood. Not much happens here other than Red (Stewie) traveling down the path to Grandma's (Grandma Pewterschmidt) with the Wolf (Brian). They get along just fine. Brian gets to Grandma’s house early, you know, since he has to "surprise" Red. When Stewie walks into the house, he realizes right away that Brian is wearing Grandma's clothes. Randomly, the Woodsman (Peter) shows up with a chainsaw. He makes a bloody mess of the place, the result of cutting Brian in half. "I'm not sure if that’s our hero or just a lunatic going house to house murdering people," Stewie says. Peter really does seem crazed with his wild laugh as he chainsaws the life out of people.
Cinderella (Lois) is the final fairy tale. Lois' awful family (Grandma, Stewie and Meg) rips her dress apart so she can't go to the ball. Luckily, the Fairy Godmother (Adam West) saves the day. It would have been funny if Adam West donned his 1960s Batman costume instead of a pink dress and magic wand. Brian and Joe provide transportation as horse and carriage (Joe screams that it hurts being transformed into a vehicle). Come to think about it, that probably would hurt like hell. The Prince (Peter) falls in love with Lois at the ball after dancing. She leaves at midnight since, you know the spell wears off.
Seriously, why would you make a spell wear off at midnight? Most parties don't get good till after 10 p.m. How could Cinderella party for less than two hours? Anyway, Peter matches the glass slipper to Lois. The two don't live happily ever after: the marriage lasts just seven months and in the end, the two of them don't even follow each other on Twitter. Not a happy ending, you have to at least follow on Twitter.
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If we had it our way, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler would host every awards show from now until the end of time. Not only are they smart, hilarious, charming, adorable, and less off-putting than Seth McFarlane, they’re also the best of friends. It’s incredibly fun watching two people who adore each other get up on stage and make us all laugh. As the best role models any of us could hope to have, we can learn a lot from these ladies about life, love, and friendship.
You should always be honest about what you want to do at night. If you’d rather drink wine and watch Netflix, that’s totally cool and we support your decision.
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But if you’re into going out with your best friend, that’s cool too. There’s not shame in it!
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You should never be an angry drunk — always a classy drunk. But if someone tries to start a fight with you or your best friend, you have to have each other’s backs.
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You should always make fun of your friends — very publicly (like at an awards show broadcast to millions of people) and, if possible, by acting like a child in eveningwear.
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Of course, if at all possible, you should always have a silly dance party with your BFF because why not? (Your moves are awesome.)
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You should always remember that when the world sucks and everything seems awful, your friends will stand by your side (looking fabulous).
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You should always share the spotlight — and if your BFF is center stage, always photobomb them.
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You should never let other people tell you what to do (but if you need advice).
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Just remember, your best friend will always think you’re awesome –
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And beautiful and hilarious. (And you might have a friendship that makes others feel uncomfortable, but who cares! At least someone gets you.)
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Peter gets a promotion at work (this is already a bad idea), one that requires him to use a forklift. Yes, accidents will happen.
Once he realizes he is proficient at using the forklift, Peter uses it all the time. Peter lifts Joe, who uses a wheelchair, to walking height. Strolling through the streets, his dead legs dangling, Joe enjoys his moment so much, he doesn't even notice his pants fall. Peter also tries to dump a beached whale back into the water; he botches the job and chops the whale to pieces.
But this final accident results in Peter's termination: he attempts to chug 600 gallons of beer using the forklift. He nearly kills himself and causes a gigantic accident.
With their savings dwindling, Lois suggests that she should get a job. Brian, in his second episode since coming back from the dead, continues to claim his job is a writer. Yeah, right.
Lois gets a job at a supermarket. Her interview isn't nearly as comical as Seth MacFarlane’s lovable teddy bear in Ted. Lois' answer to every question is groceries. Now that Lois is working, Peter becomes a househusband. He doesn't like his new role, and as a result, his libido suffers.
After work, Lois wants sex, but Peter can't perform. Quagmire and Joe try to help with the problem. In fact, Quagmire rigs a bunch of wires to control Peter's genitals. Surprisingly, it works. He's a hell of a pilot.
Quagmire figures that Peter needs to get his job back to get the plumbing working right again. Peter and Quagmire convince Angela, Peter's boss, to give him his job back.
The newfound pride revs Peter's engine. The corpulent dad marches to the supermarket to surprise Lois with the news — and prove that his mojo is back.
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Actress Charlize Theron has sparked rumours of a new romance with Sean Penn by vacationing with her fellow Oscar winner in Hawaii and ringing in the new year (14) with him. The Monster star was photographed relaxing on a beach with Penn earlier this week (begs30Dec13). They also enjoyed a little surfing near the 53 year old's holiday home, where a witness tells the New York Daily News the pair looked "very close and comfortable together".
They further fuelled dating speculation on Wednesday (01Jan14) when they arrived back in Los Angeles on the same plane, although they avoided being snapped together and departed separately.
Theron, who was not joined by her baby son Jackson for the beach break, was most recently linked to Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, while Penn, who was previously married to Madonna and newly-engaged actress Robin Wright, has also dated Scarlett Johansson.

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Just because something's animated doesn't always make it kid friendly, even if it's a Christmas theme. In fact, some animated characters are frightening. Beware of these Christmas characters.
The Ghost of Christmas Future
Lurking in the shadows in Mickey's Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Future only has bad news for Scrooge McDuck. He's not just an evil shadow — Mickey’s rival Pete is the Disney character here.
But most of the time the gigantic shadow intimidates, especially when it's pointing to Scrooge's grave. Very scary for a kid's film.
Krampus
Based on a folklore creature, Krampus punishes the naughty, undeserving children during Christmas. This version terrorizes on Fox's American Dad. Krampus looks demonic and his demeanor of hitting kids doesn't help his image.
The folk tales and people who dress up as Krampus in real life are alarming. Another version of Krampus can be seen on Cartoon Network's The Venture Bros. This demon is also terrifying.
Robot Santa Claus
The Futurama Santa Claus dispenses justice in a very cruel way. Like Krampus, the futuristic St. Nick will punish the naughty. Except this robot has a serious flaw: everybody's naughty and a price must be paid.
That price is unusually high — death. Every Christmas, Santa comes to town with robot reindeer to chop people’s heads off and stuff toys down their necks. His sharp teeth, menacing eyes and spiked ball at the tip of his Santa hat prove that this threatening SOB means business. He has a variety of weapons and murder tactics to give the naughty what they deserve. Whatever you do, don't sit on this Santa’s lap.
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The Griffin family looks forward to the annual Christmas carnival at the Quahog mall. When they arrive at the mall, there's nothing festive going on at all. It's canceled.
Vinny, who still doesn't quite fit with the family and has yet to form a truly cohesive friendship with Stewie, finds out that Carter Pewterschmidt, Lois' jerk of a father, runs the mall and axed the carnival. Peter visits the cranky old man hoping to get an explanation. Carter says he canceled it because he hates Christmas: when you're rich, everyone expects you to buy something great and you get nothing.
The Griffins worry that Stewie will dwell on the fact that the carnival was canceled; he seems really broken up. After some sexually explicit convincing from Peter (and telling him people assume him to be Jewish), Carter brings back the carnival.
Even with the return of the carnival, Stewie seems very bothered. When he hops on Santa Claus' lap, his sadness is apparent: he wants his friend back. That's right, Family Guy fans, Stewie misses Brian the dog!
Is this the glimmer of hope viewers have been wishing and tweeting about?
Vinny tries to make Stewie feel better by giving him some Christmas presents to open. When that doesn’t work, Vinny offers to buy Stewie a toy. At the toy store, Stewie sees himself from the past that had time-traveled ahead to make a purchase.
Stewie realizes that the past Stewie has a time travel pad. The current Stewie’s time travel pad had been destroyed before Brian got killed by a speeding car. After a distraction by Vinny, current Stewie plans to go back in time with the pad to save Brian. It's bye-bye for Vinny and it's at this moment that his departure actually seems sad. The new dog was beginning to fit in.
Back in time, current Stewie saves Brian from getting hit by a car. Current Stewie fades away because history has been altered. But that's OK. Brian is alive and the past Stewie carries on like nothing's happened. They're such best friends, Stewie greets Brian with a "Game on" shout and hits the beloved dog between the legs with a hockey stick.
Brian gives Stewie a photo of the two of them for Christmas; it says "Friends Forever." All is right in the Family Guy world.
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Family Guy creator Seth Macfarlane has resurrected talking family pet Brian the Dog from the dead, just weeks after the wise-cracking cartoon character was seemingly killed off in the Life of Brian episode, which aired in the U.S. on 24 November (13). The pooch, aka Brian Griffin, re-appeared in Sunday's (15Dec13) show after baby Stewie fixed his time machine and used it to change the sequence of events which led to his furry friend from being run over by a car.

Sean Penn, Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson got into the festive spirit on Friday (13Dec13) by attending a holiday party thrown by Family Guy creator Seth Macfarlane at his California home. The Ted filmmaker turned his pad into a winder wonderland and invited his famous friends, including Molly Simms, Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Brittany Snow, Aziz Ansari, Paris Hilton and Emile Hirsch, to dance the night away as they enjoyed a lavish spread of food.
A source tells Eonline.com, "You walked in and there was snow on the ground and blowing snow with snowmen and carollers. There was an upstairs part with a bar and then a tent below where the party was."
On Saturday (14Dec13), one of the event planners posted a picture collage on Instagram.com of the party decorations, with a caption which read, "Real snow, Christmas carolers, dirty Santa, drunk and passed out snowmen, ski lodge, 'smores bar, spiked hot chocolate...these are a few of my favorite things...the best holiday party..."

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First of all, Vinny the dog has replaced Brian in the opening credits. Weak.
A buzzing bee startles Quagmire and Peter causing them to shriek like a couple of scared girls. They notice that their shrieks sound kind of good, like maybe they could be singers. It actually sounds like one half of a barbershop quartet, but Family Guy couldn't do an episode like that, then they'd be blatantly ripping off a Simpsons episode.
Vinny is in his second episode. He's no Brian. Get rid of him, Family Guy.
Quagmire and Peter buy paper at Mort's store, prompting the tightwad owner to explain how he had experience managing Earth, Wind, Fire &amp; Pollen back in the day. The duo decides to take Mort on as their manager.
Griffin &amp; Quagmire's first performance is at a library. Their first song is about not being able to poop in public. After their performance, Mort books Griffin &amp; Quagmire at the New England music festival. This time, their song is about putting butter on a Pop-Tart.
After the performance, a shady guy in a leather jacket promises he will pump up the careers of Griffin &amp; Quagmire.
Peter abandons his family hoping to find great success on a road trip. He slowly develops a diva attitude, belittling Quagmire and worse, farting in a recording booth.
Meanwhile, the song lyrics continue to get more random. One talks about how a "waitress is prettier than my wife" and after that he will "kill his family with a knife." Another subject points out that you should never look at your mom and dad's private parts. Good advice.
During a live performance on Conan, Peter's guitar pick gets stuck. Of course, he screws around trying to find it rather than continuing the performance. This foolishness pisses off Quagmire, forcing a fallout between the duo. At the end of the episode, Peter goes back home and he even makes amends with Quagmire. Peter mentions that life after fame is always better. He goes back in the tour bus to grab his stuff. Instead, he apparently shoots himself in the face. We know Peter will be back in future episodes, hopefully the same can be said about Brian.
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Stan, the bullheaded and ridiculously large-chinned patriarch of the Smith family, decides to team up with Roger the alien and Hideki, an eccentric party host who always "trusts his gut." Hideki's gut literally rumbles when something feels right. Later on, Stan and Roger’s guts rumble when they come up with the idea of a cake-cutting device that will slice individual pieces in an instant. They should get that gut rumbling checked, that's not normal.
After that opening, the entire episode revolves around the death of Snot's father. Yes, the whole gut thing is tossed aside in favor of Steve's idea to go on a road trip to Snot's dad’s funeral. Nerdy Steve convinces Snot, Barry and Toshi.
At this point, the episode "changes" into an indie movie. The screen gets dim and grainy. Those little lines and dots you see on old films occasionally flash on the screen. It's a minimal effect, but a clever one. Their road trip starts off the group picking up a hitchhiker (he's a meth addict and takes off when they pull over). Snot is totally indifferent about this trip, since he never cared for his negligent dad. Toshi travels to a corn field, stripping off his shirt and glasses, wrapping a leaf in a bandanna style around his head. It doesn't make sense because it’s indie, remember?
Stan, Barry and Snot stop at a motel to rest up. A cool, blue haired-girl catches the attention of Steve at the motel. Blue Hair (voiced by Zooey Deschanel) is a quirky girl — we're indie now, remember? She shoots Polaroid photos at random locations, blows bubbles out of a smoking pipe and says she wears ice skates to weddings. Steve decides to spend time in a hot tub rather than continue to the funeral.
The episode ends when Steve realizes his error, hitchhiking on an 18-wheel truck to meet up with Snot and Barry at the funeral. Steve makes it, but doesn't get off. He tells the truck driver to keep going. The episode ends. No sense. Indie. During the credits, Stan, Roger and Hideki celebrate their idea with a giant cake. Their guts rumble and the three of them pull two guns each, pointed right at their business partners. "What now?" Stan asks. The screen goes black. A gunshot's heard. Roger says that Hideki was shot.
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Released a series of web episodes known as "Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy"; distributed by Burger King

Created Fox animated series "American Dad"; provided the voices of Stan and Roger; his sister Rachael MacFarlane provided the voice of Hayley Smith

At age eight created "Walter Crouton," a comic strip for the The Kent Good Times Dispatch

Created the Fox animated series "Family Guy"; also produced and voiced three main characters; Fox cancelled show in 2002, but due to the show's loyal fan base and record DVD sales, they brought the series back in early 2005; earned Emmy nominations for Ou

Created, produced, and wrote the "Family Guy" spin-off "The Cleveland Show" (Fox); voiced the regular character Tim the Bear and recurring "Family Guy" characters Peter Griffin and Glen Quagmire

Appeared on two episodes of the ABC mystery drama "FlashForward" as an FBI agent

Worked as a writer on the animated series "Johnny Bravo" and "Cow & Chicken" (both Cartoon Network)

Hired by Fox to create animated segments to air during "Mad TV"; deal fell apart before he could fulfill its terms

Wrote and directed a sequel to his thesis film called "Larry and Steve"; aired as one of Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons

Wrote and directed thesis film "Life With Larry"; one of his professors sent it to Hanna-Barbera, who hired him

Directed and co-wrote the comedy "Ted"; also voiced the titular stuffed bear

Summary

Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane was the creative mind behind the irreverent animated series, "Family Guy" (Fox 1999-2001; 2005- ), which breathed new life into the family sitcom with its deep-cut cultural references and often risky political and social satire. A critical favorite from its debut in 1999, the show was cancelled in 2002 when its cult audience proved inadequate in number to satisfy the Fox network. In a nearly unprecedented move, however, the network revived the series in 2005 due to popular demand, and watched as it bounced back to earn more Emmy Award nominations for its densely packed writing. It also spawned the spin-off, "The Cleveland Show" (Fox, 2009- ). Concurrently, MacFarlane wrote, produced and voiced, as he had on "Family Guy," a significant number of the lead characters on "American Dad" (Fox, 2005- ), another animated portrait of a dysfunctional family, one whose right-wing head of household afforded MacFarlane the ripe opportunity to take aim at American conservatism. With three original and successful series to his name, as well as frequent voiceover contributions to a number of other series including the lauded "Robot Chicken" (Adult Swim, 2005), MacFarlane was widely considered one of the most well respected figures in animated primetime comedy.

Education

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Kent School

Rhode Island School of Design

Notes

"If I thought of a gag that was too hilarious not to do I would try to force it into the script. It was this meandering train-of-thought sort of thing. But it got a lot of laughs" – MacFarlane on his early writing process to The New York Times, Jan. 24, 1999

"The toughest thing is staying fresh and sharp and objective. It's very overwhelming, There's so much to do, it can make you prissy. Now I know why Hollywood types always seemed that way." – MacFarlane quoted in USA Today, Jan. 29, 1999

MacFarlane on his skewed sense of humor: "Maybe I was dropped one too many times as a baby, but it comes from a number of different sources. I love 'The Far Side' and anything that takes advantage of what you can do visually with animation." – from the Boston Herald, Jan. 28, 1999

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, MacFarlane was scheduled to return to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston, MA, after delivering a keynote speech at his alma mater. MacFarlane has stated that his travel agent had given him an incorrect departure time (8:15 a.m. instead of 7:45 a.m.). As a result, he arrived at Logan International Airport sometime around 7:30 and was unable to board the flight after being told that the gates had been closed. Fifteen minutes after departure, American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked, and at 8:46 a.m. was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, later destroying the building.

"It was a great thrill, but it was also something we felt was very late in coming – not necessarily for 'Family Guy,' but for animation in general. We all felt very strongly that 'The Simpsons' should have been nominated in the '90s, when they submitted in that category. It was kind of bittersweet." – MacFarlane on "Family Guy's" nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 2009 Emmy Awards, quoted in EMMY magazine, Issue no. 3

"We've been criticized for being too crude and lowbrow. What in the world is wrong with that? There's something puritanical about people who object to fart jokes or sh*t jokes. That kind of laughter releases the healthiest endorphins." – MacFarlane quoted in Playboy magazine, September 2009

"There are 7 billion people on the face of the earth, and Seth MacFarlane is clearly one of my favorites...If there were some way for Archie Bunker and Peter Griffin to meet each other, they'd be excellent neighbors." – Norman Lear on MacFarlane, quoted in Entertainment Weekly, Dec. 7, 2012